I DON'T LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO!!!

I have finally figured out why I don't like my job, or the job before it. It's an epiphany that really changes everything.... I don't like being told what to do. I've never liked being told what to do... not as a child and not as an adult. I enjoy doing things for others that are not asked of me, charity work, baking cookies for the office, cleaning the house, but if you tell me I have to do these things, I'm not interested.

This does not work in a task based job like I have... all it causes is frustration on my part, but understanding what triggers the frustration does seem to help me put it all into perspective.

Common tasks I'm asked to do:
Can you make a second pot of coffee?
Can you call the garbage people and see why they didn't come today?
Can you go fetch me a sandwich at Subway?
Can you transcribe what I'm about to say into an email and send it out?
Can you make copies of this for me?
Can you print this for me?
Can you find "so and so" and have them call me?

It started with "pleases" and "thank yous", but after 6 months all of those have gone away and I am left feeling completely frustrated.

I just got in trouble from one boss because I wasn't at my desk answering the phone... I wasn't at my desk answering the phone because I was fetching a sandwich for my other boss. F em!